Ben Rhodes Quotes

If you don't go talk to your boss, if you don't go talk to your mentors, if you don't go talk to people who can influence where you want to be, then they don't know. And they're not mind readers.

Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities.

I hone my craft. I keep going. I light a little fire under myself. I look around for roles that will challenge me. And I'm grateful for all the ones I get.

My best advice to young women looking to get into both travel and tech is to put yourself out there, get out of your comfort zone, and be persistent.

Mentors and sponsors, particularly in the early stages of my career, were invaluable to me because they encouraged me to raise my hand and take opportunities to build my capabilities.

In my 20s, I was too shy to reach out to successful DPs and directors for an internship or to shadow them. I see young people nowadays doing that all the time. I think that experience would have been cool.

You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.

Sometimes I call directors. Sometimes I just meet with them. It just happens. It's not that I'm pushy. It comes naturally. But I go ahead. I don't stay in my armchair, waiting for the phone to ring.

I go by intuition. Work-wise, that means asking myself if a role will push me outside my comfort zone, challenge me to learn something new.

There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around.

As soon as I became proactive in producing my own stuff, I started getting other roles.

You need to keep on doing things you have never done before in your career. You have to have a go.

Whatever vocation you decide on, track down the best people in the world at doing it and surround yourself with them.

Never turn down a new opportunity.

There's no one way to the top. Make your own opportunities. See around corners. Raise your hand for assignments.

If you're early on in your career and they give you a choice between a great mentor or higher pay, take the mentor every time. It's not even close. And don't even think about leaving that mentor until your learning curve peaks.

Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.

You can hit the proverbial roof at certain areas in the industry unless you venture out. And I never really set out in my career to stay in one place. I wanted to go out and try new things. Luckily, I've had that opportunity.

You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.

My coaches, trainer and agency have all helped make me the player and the business that I am today.

I want to have my career, not sit on the bench. I want to work hard, to push myself. I want to play.

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.

The bosses can't read your mind, so I think women should tell them what they want out of their careers. And so I think that if you're just a good person, you work hard, you say 'yes,' and you are driven, you will eventually work your way to the top. At least, that's how it's been for me.

I'm open to anything, really. I love work.

I'm open to all opportunities.